Lead Automated Test Engineer - Remote (US)

ICF; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an Automated Test Engineer Manager to support a Federal Government agency client. You will lead the automated testing effort for cloud applications, data services, and AI-enabled capabilities across an enterprise data lakehouse platform.

This role is remote within the United States and requires alignment to EST hours. You will mentor the test team, extend Playwright/Cucumber frameworks, design reusable tests, integrate CI/CD, and drive AI-assisted testing and data validation

Qualifications

• 5+ years building automated test suites with Playwright and TypeScript, including reusable components and POM.
• 5+ years writing, debugging, and reviewing test automation code in TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience with Gherkin feature files and Cucumber or equivalent BDD framework; CI/CD integration.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contract requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Automated Test Team, identify risks and dependencies early.
• Extend and maintain Playwright/Cucumber framework using Page Object Model.
• Design, develop, and maintain reusable automated tests for applications and APIs.
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and publish actionable results.
• Plan AI-assisted testing and code review, including risk-based prioritization.

Skills

Playwright

TypeScript

Cucumber

BDD

CI/CD pipelines

Data validation

SQL

Team leadership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Databricks

Azure

Job description

ICF is seeking an Automated Test Engineer Manager to support a Federal Government agency client. You will lead the automated testing effort for cloud applications, data services, and AI-enabled capabilities across an enterprise data lakehouse platform.

This role is remote within the United States and requires alignment to EST hours. You will mentor the test team, extend Playwright/Cucumber frameworks, design reusable tests, integrate CI/CD, and drive AI-assisted testing and data validation